Yotvata in the Southern Negev and Its Association with Copper Mining and Trade in the Early Iron Age
Yotvata is the modern name of a small oasis located on the western edge of the southern Arabah Valley in the southern Negev (fig. 1). In Arabic it was called ‘Ein Ghadian, probably after the Saxaul bush (Haloxylon persicum) (ghada in Arabic), commonly found in the surrounding sands. The Arabah Valle...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2021, Volume: 84, Issue: 2, Pages: 100-109 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Yotvata
/ Mines (Military explosives)
/ Copper
/ Commerce
/ Negev
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| Summary: | Yotvata is the modern name of a small oasis located on the western edge of the southern Arabah Valley in the southern Negev (fig. 1). In Arabic it was called ‘Ein Ghadian, probably after the Saxaul bush (Haloxylon persicum) (ghada in Arabic), commonly found in the surrounding sands. The Arabah Valley stretches from the southern edge of the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba). The valley has an extremely hot and dry climate. Absolute temperatures in the summer reach 45° C and the mean annual rainfall is 30 mm (Bruins 2006: 29-32). The oasis is situated on the main road to Eilat, about 40 km (25 mi.) north of the city, at an elevation of 125 m above sea level., Map of sites mentioned in the paper. Drawing by Itamar Ben-Ezra., |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/714075 |